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About Ganikoppa Village

Ganikoppa is a mid sized village in Sampgaon tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,392, made up of 706 males and 686 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 592.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganikoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganikoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Sampgaon
Pincode 591125
Area (hectares) 592.7 hectares
Population 1,392
Male Population 706
Female Population 686
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganikoppa compares

By the 2011 count Ganikoppa is the 85th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents. Its 592.7 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Ganikoppa

Ganikoppa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ganikoppa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganikoppa from other places

Ganikoppa lies about 16 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Sulebhavi, about 10 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ganikoppa
Nearest railway station Sulebhavi 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Sampgaon 12 km
District headquarters Belgaum 16 km
Nearest town Belagavi 16 km

Villages closest to Ganikoppa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sampgaon tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ganikoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganikoppa village had a population of 1,392. That makes it the 85th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents.

Ganikoppa village has 706 males and 686 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganikoppa has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Ganikoppa is 591125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganikoppa covers 592.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganikoppa falls under Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ganikoppa is Sulebhavi, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ganikoppa.

Ganikoppa is about 16 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganikoppa is in Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district. Sulebhavi is about 10 km away. Sampgaon is about 12 km away. Belgaum is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marikatti (1.9 km), Turakarshigihalli (2.3 km) and Hulikatti Kariyat Ambadagatti (3.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ganikoppa today is likely to be higher.

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